Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Townships - Dahlgren Twp. |
Gene Miller relected supervisor, Glen Wickenhauser relected, treasurer |
Politics & Elections: Election Returns |
Waconia Patriot |
3/15/1979 |
2 |
|
| Laketown Township |
Lake Minnetonka conservation district - Special legislation introduced for Laketown Twp. regarding LMCO tax |
Government: Taxation |
Waconia Patriot |
4/26/1979 |
5b |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Special legislation introduced for Laketown Twp. regarding LCMD tax |
Government: Taxation |
Waconia Patriot |
4/26/1979 |
5b |
|
| Laketown Township |
Lake Minnetonka conservation district - Legislature takes Laketown Twp. off watershed tax rolls |
Water: Watershed Councils |
Waconia Patriot |
5/31/1979 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Legislature takes Laketown Twp. off watershed tax rolls |
Water: Watershed Councils |
Waconia Patriot |
5/31/1979 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
To vote on new town hall |
Buildings: Halls |
Carver County Herald |
8/15/1979 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown Twp. referendum defeated by single vote |
Politics & Elections: Voters |
Waconia Patriot |
8/23/1979 |
1 |
|
| Crimes |
2 homes burglarized, Hollywood Twp & Watertown |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Carver County News |
1/24/1980 |
18 |
3 |
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown township voters won't see familiar faces when they cast votes for supervisors |
Government: Employees |
Waconia Patriot |
2/7/1980 |
17a |
|
| Cities - Hollywood Twp. |
Has contest for supervisor |
History: Events |
Carver County News |
2/21/1980 |
2 |
3 |
| Cities - Hollywood Twp. |
County grants use permit allowing co-op tank farm in Hollywood twp. |
Business & Industry: Farm Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
2/28/1980 |
7a |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Will a handful approve a new Laketown hall |
Buildings: Halls |
Waconia Patriot |
3/6/1980 |
11a |
|
| Cities - Hollywood Twp. |
Has race for supervisor |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
3/6/1980 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Franklin Twp. |
Burglary nets, $27,595. from home |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Carver County News |
3/6/1980 |
3 |
1 |
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown voters barely pass new town hall |
Politics & Elections: Voters |
Waconia Patriot |
3/13/1980 |
1 |
|
| Crime - Watertown Twp. |
Resident burglarized |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Carver County News |
6/5/1980 |
2 |
1 |
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown Twp. sells old hall |
Buildings: Halls |
Waconia Patriot |
6/12/1980 |
6a |
|
| Crime = County |
Attempted Watertown Twp, break in foiled. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Waconia Patriot |
9/18/1980 |
8a |
|
| Cities - Watertown Twp. |
Holds policing meeting, Oct. 6th. |
Government: Agencies & Authorities |
Carver County News |
10/2/1980 |
1 |
1 |
| Railroads - Cologne & Benton Twp. |
Board wants railroad "junk yard" out of county (Photo |
Buildings: Railroad |
Carver County Herald |
5/27/1981 |
1 & 9 |
1 & 6 |
| Environmental Concerns - Dahlgren Twp |
Hope fades in Dahlgren Twp, sludge ash disposal site battle |
Environment & Ecology: Refuse & Disposal |
Waconia Patriot |
8/26/1982 |
1 |
|
| Johnson, Melvern |
Files for seat on Twp. board |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Carver County News |
3/3/1983 |
1 |
1 - 3 |
| Wandersee, Gordon |
Files for seat on Twp. board |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Carver County News |
3/3/1983 |
1 |
1 - 3 |
| Buildings - Wright Co../Franklin Twp. |
Explosive storage bunker planned |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
Carver County News |
10/13/1983 |
1 |
1 - 6 |
| Businesses - Camden Twp. |
Country side gallery - Carl Melichar's artist skills learned from life |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Arts: Artists |
Waconia Patriot |
6/7/1984 |
13 |
|
| Businesses - Hollywood Twp. |
Hollywood Sports Complex receives off-sale liquor |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Government: Licensing & Franchises: Businesses |
Waconia Patriot |
10/31/1985 |
3 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown police protection |
Government: Law Enforcement: Sheriff's Office |
Waconia Patriot |
12/26/1985 |
1 |
|
| Rasset, Robin |
Hollywood Twp. woman races sled dogs |
|
Carver County News |
1/2/1986 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Reuter: Waconia Twp. eliminated by Reuter as compost |
Environment & Ecology: Refuse & Disposal |
Carver County Herald |
9/17/1987 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Reuter, Inc: Dahlgren Twp. prepared to fight Reuter Composting facility |
Environment & Ecology: Refuse & Disposal |
SSWN |
2/11/1988 |
1 |
|
| Kramer, John |
Candidate for supervisor (Laketown Twp) |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/3/1988 |
5 |
|
| Williams, Annette |
candidate for treas. ( Wac. Twp.) |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/3/1988 |
5 |
|
| Fenske, Douglas |
New supervisor elected in Waconia Twp. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/10/1988 |
1 |
|
| Sauerbrey, Fred |
New supervisor elected in Waconia Twp. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/10/1988 |
1 |
|
| Williams, Annette |
New supervisor elected in Wac. Twp. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/10/1988 |
1 |
|
| Fenske, Douglas |
Write-in candidate for Clerk wins Camden twp. upset |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1988 |
1 |
|
| Guethling, Marjorie |
Write -in Candidate for Clerk wins Camden twp. upset. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1988 |
1 |
|
| Hoernemann, Harold |
Candidate for clerk, Benton Twp. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1988 |
1 |
|
| Kramer, John |
Write-in candidate for clerk wins Camden Twp. upset |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1988 |
1 |
|
| Menth, Howard |
Write-in candidate for clerk wins Camden Twp. upset, Camden Twp. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1988 |
1 |
|
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